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Webster University

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,180
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 51%
International 17%
Black 15%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 31%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 16%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Education 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,750
Est. Cost of Attendance $51,188
10-Year ROI $116,000
ROI Percentile 30th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 23 #423
Humanities & Social Sciences 3 #569

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1,110 – 1,310
ACT Range 18 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Webster University 544 46% / 54% 4% $63,541
Computer Science 35 74% / 26% 9% $98,876
Computer and Information Science 4 50% / 50% 0%
Game and Interactive Media Design 18 78% / 22% 0%
Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0%
Pre-Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0%
Statistics 12 +2 75% / 25% 0%
Biology 26 46% / 54% 4% $52,247
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0%
Environmental Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $97,563
Exercise Science 5 20% / 80% 0%
Nursing 21 19% / 81% 0% $112,370
Accounting 1 100% / 0% 0% $80,452
Advertising
Advertising 6 33% / 67% 0% $63,760
Business Administration 75 59% / 41% 13% $91,534
Economics 1 100% / 0% 100%
Entrepreneurship
Finance 5 +1 100% / 0% 0% $91,943
Applied Psychology 6 50% / 50% 17%
Communication 3 33% / 67% 0%
Communication Studies
Creative Writing 9 33% / 67% 0%
Criminology 12 +1 42% / 58% 0%
Digital Communication 10 60% / 40% 0%
English 12 +1 8% / 92% 0% $40,207
Foreign Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 7 43% / 57% 0%
German
History 3 33% / 67% 0%
Humanities 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
International Affairs 3 +1 0% / 100% 100% $75,441
Journalism 4 25% / 75% 0%
Legal Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $60,941
Mass Communication 14 29% / 71% 0% $61,161
Philosophy 4 75% / 25% 0%
Political Science 4 50% / 50% 0%
Psychology 23 +2 26% / 74% 4% $50,066
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology and Anthropology 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Spanish
Sports Communication 6 83% / 17% 0% $63,760
Women's Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Education 24 21% / 79% 0% $46,215
Acting 13 54% / 46% 0% $39,440
Animation 22 27% / 73% 0% $33,434
Art History
Audiovisual Technology 4 50% / 50% 0% $43,015
Costume Design 8 0% / 100% 0% $39,440
Dance 8 12% / 88% 0%
Directing and Theatrical Production 3 67% / 33% 0% $39,440
Film Production 22 59% / 41% 0% $36,245
Film/Cinema Studies
Graphic Design 8 12% / 88% 0%
Keyboard Instruments 1 100% / 0% 0% $29,912
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $29,912
Music Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $59,292
Music Performance 3 67% / 33% 0% $29,912
Music Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $29,912
Music Theory and Composition 1 0% / 100% 0% $29,912
Musical Theatre 10 40% / 60% 0% $39,440
Photography 9 78% / 22% 0% $36,245
Recording Arts Technology 10 70% / 30% 0% $43,015
Studio Art 26 +1 23% / 77% 0%
Theatre Arts 10 20% / 80% 0% $39,440
Voice and Opera